Season 1

01 Regional Cookoff 1 Episode 11st April 2000 Southwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are David Rosengarten and Skitch Henderson. 02 Regional Cookoff 2 Episode 28th April 2000 Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Michel Nischan and George Wallace. 03 Regional Cookoff 3 Episode 315th April 2000 Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Lidia Bastianich and Robin Leach. 04 Regional Cookoff 4 Episode 422nd April 2000 Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Madhur Jaffrey and Carolyn O'Neil. 05 Regional Cookoff 5 Episode 529th April 2000 Northwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Thierry Rautureau and Claudia Cohen. 06 Regional Cookoff 6 Episode 66th May 2000 Southeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Nathalie Dupree and Colman Andrews. 07 Regional Cookoff 7 Episode 713th May 2000 The second set of Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Molly O'Neill and Vincent Schiavelli. 08 Regional Cookoff 8 Episode 820th May 2000 The second set of Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Stephan Pyles and George Wallace. 09 Regional Cookoff 9 Episode 927th May 2000 The last group of Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Chef Jacques Torres and Jock Soto. 10 Semifinal Competition 1 Episode 103rd June 2000 In the first semi-final round, Northwest, West and Northeast Regional winners compete; judges are Sissy Biggers and Kit Skarstrom. 11 Semifinal Competition 2 Episode 1110th June 2000 In the second semi-final round, Midwestern and Western regional winners compete; judges are Sheila Lukins and Claudia Cohen. 12 Semifinal Competition 3 Episode 1217th June 2000 In the last semi-final round, Southern, Southeastern and Northeastern regional winners compete; judges are Joan Nathan and Tanya Wenman Steel. 13 Grand Finale Episode 1324th June 2000 The ultimate three finalists compete for the title of MasterChef 2000; judges are Chef Jacques Pepin and Robin Mattson.