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Raffle winner thrilled to claim a $1 million Picasso with a $117 ticket

"How do I check that it's not a hoax?" said Ari Hodara. The Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out he'd won a Pablo Picasso painting worth $1 million.

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Raffle winner thrilled to claim a $1 million Picasso with a $117 ticket
Source: NPR News
Peri Cochin, right, founder of "1 Picasso for 100 euros," speaks on the phone with the winner, Ari Hodara of Paris, next to the painting

"How do I check that it's not a hoax?" said Ari Hodara. The Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out he'd won a Pablo Picasso painting worth $1 million.

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