Air date: 2000-04-01

Runtime: 22 min

Southwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are David Rosengarten and Skitch Henderson.

Air date: 2000-04-08

Runtime: 22 min

Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Michel Nischan and George Wallace.

Air date: 2000-04-15

Runtime: 22 min

Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Lidia Bastianich and Robin Leach.

Air date: 2000-04-22

Runtime: 22 min

Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Madhur Jaffrey and Carolyn O'Neil.

Air date: 2000-04-29

Runtime: 22 min

Northwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Thierry Rautureau and Claudia Cohen.

Air date: 2000-05-06

Runtime: 22 min

Southeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Nathalie Dupree and Colman Andrews.

Air date: 2000-05-13

Runtime: 22 min

The second set of Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Molly O'Neill and Vincent Schiavelli.

Air date: 2000-05-20

Runtime: 22 min

The second set of Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Stephan Pyles and George Wallace.

Air date: 2000-05-27

Runtime: 22 min

The last group of Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Chef Jacques Torres and Jock Soto.

Air date: 2000-06-03

Runtime: 22 min

In the first semi-final round, Northwest, West and Northeast Regional winners compete; judges are Sissy Biggers and Kit Skarstrom.

Air date: 2000-06-10

Runtime: 22 min

In the second semi-final round, Midwestern and Western regional winners compete; judges are Sheila Lukins and Claudia Cohen.

Air date: 2000-06-17

Runtime: 22 min

In the last semi-final round, Southern, Southeastern and Northeastern regional winners compete; judges are Joan Nathan and Tanya Wenman Steel.

Air date: 2000-06-24

Runtime: 22 min

The ultimate three finalists compete for the title of MasterChef 2000; judges are Chef Jacques Pepin and Robin Mattson.