Raffle Winner Left Stunned After Scooping A $1 Million Picasso With A $117 Ticket
Apr 14, 2026
PARIS (AP) — A Parisian man has won a Pablo Picasso painting with a $117 raffle ticket.
Ari Hodara, an art enthusiast, was thrilled to learn he won following Tuesday’s draw at Christie’s auction house in Paris.
The raffle offered a chance to win a $1 million Picasso portrait, with proceeds su
pporting Alzheimer’s research.
Organizers said all 120,000 tickets were sold worldwide.
The painting, “Head of a Woman,” was painted by Picasso in 1941.
It is the third “1 Picasso for 100 euros” lottery, with previous raffles supporting cultural and humanitarian causes
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