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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shahana Yasmin

French man wins €1m Picasso after buying €100 ticket for charity raffle

A French engineer has won an original painting by Pablo Picasso worth about €1m (£868,950) in a charity raffle, after buying a €100 (£86.8) ticket just days before the draw.

Ari Hodara, a 58-year-old sales engineer, was selected at random on Tuesday at a ceremony live-streamed from Christie’s in Paris. More than 120,000 tickets had been sold globally at €100 each, raising €12m (£10.4m).

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