Raffle winner left stunned after scooping a $1M Picasso with a $117 ticket
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 supporting 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.
(Context: Lottery winner won a Picasso painting worth $1 million with a $117 raffle ticket and it supported Alzheimer’s research)
(Fact Check: The article talks about a real event where a man won a Picasso painting in a raffle)
