MasterChef USA
Season 1
Episodes
1. Regional Cookoff 1
Southwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are David Rosengarten and Skitch Henderson.
2. Regional Cookoff 2
Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Michel Nischan and George Wallace.
3. Regional Cookoff 3
Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Lidia Bastianich and Robin Leach.
4. Regional Cookoff 4
Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Madhur Jaffrey and Carolyn O'Neil.
5. Regional Cookoff 5
Northwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Thierry Rautureau and Claudia Cohen.
6. Regional Cookoff 6
Southeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Nathalie Dupree and Colman Andrews.
7. Regional Cookoff 7
The second set of Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Molly O'Neill and Vincent Schiavelli.
8. Regional Cookoff 8
The second set of Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Stephan Pyles and George Wallace.
9. Regional Cookoff 9
The last group of Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Chef Jacques Torres and Jock Soto.
10. Semifinal Competition 1
In the first semi-final round, Northwest, West and Northeast Regional winners compete; judges are Sissy Biggers and Kit Skarstrom.
11. Semifinal Competition 2
In the second semi-final round, Midwestern and Western regional winners compete; judges are Sheila Lukins and Claudia Cohen.
12. Semifinal Competition 3
In the last semi-final round, Southern, Southeastern and Northeastern regional winners compete; judges are Joan Nathan and Tanya Wenman Steel.
13. Grand Finale
The ultimate three finalists compete for the title of MasterChef 2000; judges are Chef Jacques Pepin and Robin Mattson.
