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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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