According to ourcommunitynow.com: The challenge is simple: plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, then touch a penny to the exposed prongs.” … Tweet. Thankfully, the girl did not take Alexa up on her suggestion.

Who won the Alexa?

Amazon announced today that the Alexa Prize Socialbot Grand Challenge 4 winner was team Alquist from Czech Technical University. The team won the “$500,00 first prize for earning the top score in the finals competition,” according to the announcement.

What is the penny challenge?

The so-called #OutletChallenge or “penny challenge,” which originated on TikTok, calls for users to slide a penny in between a loosely plugged-in phone charger and an electrical outlet, causing large sparks of electricity.