MasterChef USA – Season 1
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 Skarstrom.
Semifinal Competition 2
In the second semi-final round, Midwestern and Western regional winners compete; judges are Sheila Lukins and Claudia Cohen.
Semifinal Competition 3
In the last semi-final round, Southern, Southeastern and Northeastern regional winners compete; judges are Joan Nathan and Tanya Wenman Steel.
Grand Finale
The ultimate three finalists compete for the title of MasterChef 2000; judges are Chef Jacques Pepin and Robin Mattson.