Seasons & Episodes
Regional Cookoff 1
Southwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are David Rosengarten and Skitch Henderson.
Regional Cookoff 2
Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Michel Nischan and George Wallace.
Regional Cookoff 3
Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Lidia Bastianich and Robin Leach.
Regional Cookoff 4
Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Madhur Jaffrey and Carolyn O'Neil.
Regional Cookoff 5
Northwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Thierry Rautureau and Claudia Cohen.
Regional Cookoff 6
Southeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Nathalie Dupree and Colman Andrews.
Regional Cookoff 7
The second set of Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Molly O'Neill and Vincent Schiavelli.
Regional Cookoff 8
The second set of Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Stephan Pyles and George Wallace.
Regional Cookoff 9
The last group of Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Chef Jacques Torres and Jock Soto.
Semifinal Competition 1
In the first semi-final round, Northwest, West and Northeast Regional winners compete; judges are Sissy Biggers and Kit
Semifinal Competition 2
In the second semi-final round, Midwestern and Western regional winners compete; judges are Sheila Lukins and Claudia Co
Semifinal Competition 3
In the last semi-final round, Southern, Southeastern and Northeastern regional winners compete; judges are Joan Nathan a
Grand Finale
The ultimate three finalists compete for the title of MasterChef 2000; judges are Chef Jacques Pepin and Robin Mattson.
Midwestern-A Regional Cookoff
Midwestern-A region; judges are comic Bobby Collins and Chef Susan Feniger.
Northwestern Regional Cookoff
Northwestern region; judges are editor Jerry Anne Divecchio and Chef Tom Douglas.
Northeastern-B Regional Cookoff
Northeastern-B; judges are CNN's Laurin Sydney and Chef Benjamin Ford.
Western-A Regional Cookoff
Western-A region; judges are Jacklyn Zeman and Chef Mark Peel.
Southeastern Regional Cookoff
Southeastern region; judges are David Brenner and Chef Mary Sue Milliken.
Midwestern-B Regional Cookoff
The second set of Midwestern-B region; judges are actress Suzanne Rogers and Chef Damian Mandola.
Northeastern-A Regional Cookoff
Northeastern-A region; judges are Tom Bergeron and Chef Richard Kaupp.
Western-B Regional Cookoff
Western-B region; judges are Bill Nye the Science Guy and Chef Michael Chiarello.
Southwestern Regional Cookoff
The last group of cooks from the Southwestern region; judges are Suzanne Sena and Chef Mark Miller.
Semifinal Competition 1
Semifinal 1; Southwestern/Midwestern regions; judges are Barbara Fairchild and Piero Selvaggio.
Semifinal Competition 2
Semifinal 2; Northeastern/ Southeastern region; judges are A.J. Benza and Rick Bayless.
Semifinal Competition 3
The last semi-final round, Semifinal 3; Northwestern/ Western regions; judges are actress Donna Mills and Allyson Thurbe
Grand Finale
The three winners of semifinals 1, 2 and 3 compete in a three-course meal challenge; judges are B. Smith and MasterChef