Top Chef may have ended The Amazing Race’s long Emmy-winning streak this year, but that doesn’t mean the CBS series has lost its spark.

In fact, Season 17 includes one of the most painful - and hilarious - moments I can recall in recent Race history. (If I didn’t know any better, I would have thought this scene was from Wipeout.)

Want to know how the contestant recovers from this melon mishap? Find out when the show returns on September 26.

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