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