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The Worst Episodes of MasterChef USA

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The Worst Episodes of MasterChef USA

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    MasterChef USA Season 1 Episode 1 - Regional Cookoff 1
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    #1 - Regional Cookoff 1

    S1:E1

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

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  2. MasterChef USA Season 1 Episode 2 - Regional Cookoff 2
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    #2 - Regional Cookoff 2

    S1:E2

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

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  3. MasterChef USA Season 1 Episode 3 - Regional Cookoff 3
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    #3 - Regional Cookoff 3

    S1:E3

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

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  4. MasterChef USA Season 1 Episode 4 - Regional Cookoff 4
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    #4 - Regional Cookoff 4

    S1:E4

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

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  5. MasterChef USA Season 1 Episode 5 - Regional Cookoff 5
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    #5 - Regional Cookoff 5

    S1:E5

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

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  6. MasterChef USA Season 1 Episode 6 - Regional Cookoff 6
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    #6 - Regional Cookoff 6

    S1:E6

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

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  7. MasterChef USA Season 1 Episode 7 - Regional Cookoff 7
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    #7 - Regional Cookoff 7

    S1:E7

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

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  8. MasterChef USA Season 1 Episode 8 - Regional Cookoff 8
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    #8 - Regional Cookoff 8

    S1:E8

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

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  9. MasterChef USA Season 1 Episode 9 - Regional Cookoff 9
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    #9 - Regional Cookoff 9

    S1:E9

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

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  10. MasterChef USA Season 1 Episode 10 - Semifinal Competition 1
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    #10 - Semifinal Competition 1

    S1:E10

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

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  11. MasterChef USA Season 1 Episode 11 - Semifinal Competition 2
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    #11 - Semifinal Competition 2

    S1:E11

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

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  12. MasterChef USA Season 1 Episode 12 - Semifinal Competition 3
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    #12 - Semifinal Competition 3

    S1:E12

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

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  13. MasterChef USA Season 1 Episode 13 - Grand Finale
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    #13 - Grand Finale

    S1:E13

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

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  14. MasterChef USA Season 2 Episode 1 - Midwestern-A Regional Cookoff
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    #14 - Midwestern-A Regional Cookoff

    S2:E1

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

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  15. MasterChef USA Season 2 Episode 2 - Northwestern Regional Cookoff
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    #15 - Northwestern Regional Cookoff

    S2:E2

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

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  16. MasterChef USA Season 2 Episode 3 - Northeastern-B Regional Cookoff
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    #16 - Northeastern-B Regional Cookoff

    S2:E3

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

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  17. MasterChef USA Season 2 Episode 4 - Western-A Regional Cookoff
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    #17 - Western-A Regional Cookoff

    S2:E4

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

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  18. MasterChef USA Season 2 Episode 5 - Southeastern Regional Cookoff
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    #18 - Southeastern Regional Cookoff

    S2:E5

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

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  19. MasterChef USA Season 2 Episode 6 - Midwestern-B Regional Cookoff
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    #19 - Midwestern-B Regional Cookoff

    S2:E6

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

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  20. MasterChef USA Season 2 Episode 7 - Northeastern-A Regional Cookoff
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    #20 - Northeastern-A Regional Cookoff

    S2:E7

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

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  21. MasterChef USA Season 2 Episode 8 - Western-B Regional Cookoff
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    #21 - Western-B Regional Cookoff

    S2:E8

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

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  22. MasterChef USA Season 2 Episode 9 - Southwestern Regional Cookoff
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    #22 - Southwestern Regional Cookoff

    S2:E9

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

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  23. MasterChef USA Season 2 Episode 10 - Semifinal Competition 1
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    #23 - Semifinal Competition 1

    S2:E10

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

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  24. MasterChef USA Season 2 Episode 11 - Semifinal Competition 2
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    #24 - Semifinal Competition 2

    S2:E11

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

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  25. MasterChef USA Season 2 Episode 12 - Semifinal Competition 3
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    #25 - Semifinal Competition 3

    S2:E12

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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Regional Cookoff 1" is the worst rated episode of "MasterChef USA". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/1/2000. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Regional Cookoff 2".