Season 1 (2000)
Episodes: 13
Star Cast: Gary Rhodes , Nancy Vaziri , Lynne Champion , Stephen Both ,
Episodes List
Ep.1 Regional Cookoff 1
Air Date: 2000-04-01
Southwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are David Rosengarten and Skitch Henderson.
Ep.2 Regional Cookoff 2
Air Date: 2000-04-08
Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Michel Nischan and George Wallace.
Ep.3 Regional Cookoff 3
Air Date: 2000-04-15
Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Lidia Bastianich and Robin Leach.
Ep.4 Regional Cookoff 4
Air Date: 2000-04-22
Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Madhur Jaffrey and Carolyn O'Neil.
Ep.5 Regional Cookoff 5
Air Date: 2000-04-29
Northwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Thierry Rautureau and Claudia Cohen.
Ep.6 Regional Cookoff 6
Air Date: 2000-05-06
Southeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Nathalie Dupree and Colman Andrews.
Ep.7 Regional Cookoff 7
Air Date: 2000-05-13
The second set of Western Regional cooks compete; judges are Molly O'Neill and Vincent Schiavelli.
Ep.8 Regional Cookoff 8
Air Date: 2000-05-20
The second set of Midwestern Regional cooks compete; judges are Stephan Pyles and George Wallace.
Ep.9 Regional Cookoff 9
Air Date: 2000-05-27
The last group of Northeastern Regional cooks compete; judges are Chef Jacques Torres and Jock Soto.
Ep.10 Semifinal Competition 1
Air Date: 2000-06-03
In the first semi-final round, Northwest, West and Northeast Regional winners compete; judges are Sissy Biggers and Kit Skarstrom.
Ep.11 Semifinal Competition 2
Air Date: 2000-06-10
In the second semi-final round, Midwestern and Western regional winners compete; judges are Sheila Lukins and Claudia Cohen.
Ep.12 Semifinal Competition 3
Air Date: 2000-06-17
In the last semi-final round, Southern, Southeastern and Northeastern regional winners compete; judges are Joan Nathan and Tanya Wenman Steel.
Ep.13 Grand Finale
Air Date: 2000-06-24
The ultimate three finalists compete for the title of MasterChef 2000; judges are Chef Jacques Pepin and Robin Mattson.
