Engineer wins €1M Picasso painting with €100 raffle ticket

Parisian engineer Ari Hodara won Picasso’s 1941 masterpiece Tête de femme using a mere €100 raffle ticket. The Christie’s event sold 120,000 entries, raising €12 million for Alzheimer’s research. This successful fundraising model democratizes high-value art ownership while providing critical funding for medical breakthroughs, blending global philanthropy with life-changing luck.