1. Regional Cookoff 1

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. 1 April 2000. 22 min

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

2. Regional Cookoff 2

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. 8 April 2000. 22 min

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

3. Regional Cookoff 3

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. 15 April 2000. 22 min

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

4. Regional Cookoff 4

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. 22 April 2000. 22 min

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

5. Regional Cookoff 5

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. 29 April 2000. 22 min

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

6. Regional Cookoff 6

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. 6 May 2000. 22 min

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

7. Regional Cookoff 7

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. 13 May 2000. 22 min

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

8. Regional Cookoff 8

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. 20 May 2000. 22 min

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

9. Regional Cookoff 9

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. 27 May 2000. 22 min

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

10. Semifinal Competition 1

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. 3 June 2000. 22 min

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

11. Semifinal Competition 2

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. 10 June 2000. 22 min

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

12. Semifinal Competition 3

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. 17 June 2000. 22 min

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

13. Grand Finale

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. 24 June 2000. 22 min

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