Man wins €1m Picasso painting in €100 charity raffle

"How do I know this isn't a prank?" the winner asked when he answered a video call from Christie's auction house in Paris.

French engineer wins $1 million Picasso in Paris raffle

An online draw, called '1 Picasso for 100 euros' offers the chance to win a $1 million portrait by the Spanish artist in aid of Alzheimer’s research.

Paris art enthusiast wins €1m Picasso painting in €100 charity raffle

Ari Hodara bought his ticket at the weekend after finding out about the raffle by chance while dining out A Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out on Tuesday he had won a Pablo Picasso painting worth more than €1m with a €100 raffle ticket. “How do I check that it’s not a hoax?” said Ari Hodara, 58, after organisers called him following the draw at Christie’s auction house in the French capital. Continue reading...

By Associated Press

Raffle winner thrilled to claim a $1 million Picasso with a $117 ticket

"How do I check that it's not a hoax?" said Ari Hodara. The Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out he'd won a Pablo Picasso painting worth $1 million.

By The Associated Press

Raffle winner surprised — even skeptical — upon landing $1M Picasso

A Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out Tuesday he'd won a Pablo Picasso painting worth more than $1 million in a raffle.

Frenchman scoops up 1 million euro Picasso painting in Paris raffle

A ⁠Frenchman won ​a Picasso painting worth 1 million euros ($1.18 million) in a non-profit raffle on Tuesday. The ​winner, Ari Hodara, a 59-year-old software engineer from Paris, was selected at random at Christie's auction house in Paris from 120,000 tickets sold at 100 euros apiece. ​The raffle's proceeds ‌will fund Alzheimer's disease research.

By FRANCE24

100-euro ticket wins $1M Picasso in Paris charity auction

An art-loving engineer from Paris was the lucky winner of an original Picasso painting worth over a million euros at a charity raffle in Paris on Tuesday. Ari Hodara, 58, who only...