Raffle winner thrilled to claim a $1 million Picasso with a $117 ticket
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A Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out Tuesday he'd won a Pablo Picasso painting worth $1 million with a $117 charity raffle ticket.
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A raffle in France is offering the chance to win a $1 million portrait by the Spanish artist for the price of a 100-euro ticket ($117), with proceeds going to Alzheimer’s research.
Organizers said the two previous Picasso raffles raised a total of more than 10 million euros for cultural work in Lebanon and water and hygiene programs in Africa.
At 6 p.m. in Paris tonight, the Fondation Recherche Alzheimer charity will hold its annual raffle, this one featuring a $1 million-plus Picasso of his muse Dora Maar.
A Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out Tuesday he'd won a Pablo Picasso painting worth $1 million with a $117 charity raffle ticket.
A Paris man, Ari Hodara, says he couldn’t believe his luck after winning a $1 million Pablo Picasso painting, "Head of a Woman," with a $117 raffle ticket at Christie’s in aid of Alzheimer’s research.
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