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

Regional Cookoff 1

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

Regional Cookoff 2

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

Regional Cookoff 3

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

Regional Cookoff 4

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

Regional Cookoff 5

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

Regional Cookoff 6

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

Regional Cookoff 7

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

Regional Cookoff 8

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

Regional Cookoff 9

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

Semifinal Competition 1

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

Semifinal Competition 2

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

Semifinal Competition 3

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

Grand Finale

Midwestern-A region; judges are comic Bobby Collins and Chef Susan Feniger.

Midwestern-A Regional Cookoff

Northwestern region; judges are editor Jerry Anne Divecchio and Chef Tom Douglas.

Northwestern Regional Cookoff

Northeastern-B; judges are CNN's Laurin Sydney and Chef Benjamin Ford.

Northeastern-B Regional Cookoff

Western-A region; judges are Jacklyn Zeman and Chef Mark Peel.

Western-A Regional Cookoff

Southeastern region; judges are David Brenner and Chef Mary Sue Milliken.

Southeastern Regional Cookoff

The second set of Midwestern-B region; judges are actress Suzanne Rogers and Chef Damian Mandola.

Midwestern-B Regional Cookoff

Northeastern-A region; judges are Tom Bergeron and Chef Richard Kaupp.

Northeastern-A Regional Cookoff

Western-B region; judges are Bill Nye the Science Guy and Chef Michael Chiarello.

Western-B Regional Cookoff

The last group of cooks from the Southwestern region; judges are Suzanne Sena and Chef Mark Miller.

Southwestern Regional Cookoff

Semifinal 1; Southwestern/Midwestern regions; judges are Barbara Fairchild and Piero Selvaggio.

Semifinal Competition 1

Semifinal 2; Northeastern/ Southeastern region; judges are A.J. Benza and Rick Bayless.

Semifinal Competition 2

The last semi-final round, Semifinal 3; Northwestern/ Western regions; judges are actress Donna Mills and Allyson Thurber.

Semifinal Competition 3

The three winners of semifinals 1, 2 and 3 compete in a three-course meal challenge; judges are B. Smith and MasterChef 2000 winner, Nancy Vaziri.

MasterChef USA, on PBS, is the original US adaptation of the BBC's MasterChef, a cooking competition for amateur cooks.

Grab your whisks and hang on to your toques, as the 27 regional MasterChef champs chop, purée, roast, braise, sauté, simmer and grill their way through the Olympics of amateur cooking to the title of MasterChef USA!

Host Gary Rhodes, one of Great Britain’s best-loved chefs, guides us through 13 half-hour episodes and an hour long prime time special. A panel of celebrity judges preside as 27 winning amateur chefs, wielding their own mouthwatering menus, battle over Brulée and Beurre Blanc, wrangle over roasted peppers and risotto, and strive to create the most satisfying soup, salad and soufflé.

The Best Seasons of MasterChef USA

The Best Seasons of MasterChef USA

Season 1

Season 2