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‘Beat Shazam’ episode featuring Jersey Shore musician ends on sad note

Viewers Monday learned that a contestant on the winning team had died some time after episode was taped.

"Beat Shazam" host Jamie Foxx (left) with contestants Alan (center) and Taheem in the episode that aired Monday, June 10. After the two men won, it was revealed that Alan had died some time after the taping.
"Beat Shazam" host Jamie Foxx (left) with contestants Alan (center) and Taheem in the episode that aired Monday, June 10. After the two men won, it was revealed that Alan had died some time after the taping.Read moreMichael Becker/Fox

Viewers of the Fox musical game show Beat Shazam got some sad news at the end of Monday’s episode: Alan, one half of a team they’d just seen win $260,000, had died some time after taping the show.

Host Jamie Foxx also delivered the news on Twitter, saying, “We are thankful we met this wonderful spirit.”

A Fox spokesperson on Monday confirmed that the deceased winner was Alan Smith. Smith was a longtime singer with the Sensational Soul Cruisers, a group based in Jackson, N.J., that often played gigs at the Jersey Shore. He died in February at the age of 49, according to an obituary in the Courier-Post.

Viewers, meanwhile, were aghast.

The show’s official Twitter account initially seemed to be more about the win than the loss that followed, tweeting: “Congratulations to Alan and Taheem for being $260,000 richer!"