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Regional Cookoff 1

Episode number: 1

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

Regional Cookoff 2

Episode number: 2

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

Regional Cookoff 3

Episode number: 3

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

Regional Cookoff 4

Episode number: 4

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

Regional Cookoff 5

Episode number: 5

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

Regional Cookoff 6

Episode number: 6

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

Regional Cookoff 7

Episode number: 7

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

Regional Cookoff 8

Episode number: 8

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

Regional Cookoff 9

Episode number: 9

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

Semifinal Competition 1

Episode number: 10

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

Semifinal Competition 2

Episode number: 11

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

Semifinal Competition 3

Episode number: 12

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

Grand Finale

Episode number: 13

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