Aired: 4/7/2001
Midwestern-A region; judges are comic Bobby Collins and Chef Susan Feniger.
Aired: 4/14/2001
Northwestern region; judges are editor Jerry Anne Divecchio and Chef Tom Douglas.
Aired: 4/21/2001
Northeastern-B; judges are CNN's Laurin Sydney and Chef Benjamin Ford.
Aired: 4/28/2001
Western-A region; judges are Jacklyn Zeman and Chef Mark Peel.
Aired: 5/5/2001
Southeastern region; judges are David Brenner and Chef Mary Sue Milliken.
Aired: 5/12/2001
The second set of Midwestern-B region; judges are actress Suzanne Rogers and Chef Damian Mandola.
Aired: 5/19/2001
Northeastern-A region; judges are Tom Bergeron and Chef Richard Kaupp.
Aired: 5/26/2001
Western-B region; judges are Bill Nye the Science Guy and Chef Michael Chiarello.
Aired: 6/2/2001
The last group of cooks from the Southwestern region; judges are Suzanne Sena and Chef Mark Miller.
Aired: 6/9/2001
Semifinal 1; Southwestern/Midwestern regions; judges are Barbara Fairchild and Piero Selvaggio.
Aired: 6/16/2001
Semifinal 2; Northeastern/ Southeastern region; judges are A.J. Benza and Rick Bayless.
Aired: 6/23/2001
The last semi-final round, Semifinal 3; Northwestern/ Western regions; judges are actress Donna Mills and Allyson Thurber.
Aired: 6/30/2001
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.
