Paris Engineer Wins Picasso, Funds Alzheimer's Research

0:00A Paris software engineer just hit the jackpot with a 100-year-old raffle ticket, scoring a Pablo Picasso painting worth 1 million euros, or about 1.6 million dollars. The piece, called Head of a Woman from 1941, went to 58-year-old Ari Haudara in this online draw, organized at Christie's Auction House. Organizers sold out all 120,000 tickets for the first time ever, pulling in massive funds for Alzheimer's research through. Francis Foundation, Recherche Alzheimer. After covering the 1 million euros back to the painting's owner, Opera Gallery, around 11 million euros heads, straight to the cause. Haudara was stunned when they called him, at first figuring it had to be some kind of joke. He admitted he never really expected to win, even after dropping that small entry fee for a shot at an original Picasso. This marks the third round of the raffle, launched back in 2013 to blend art lovers with charity support.

1:00Past wins funded stuff like preserving ancient sites in Lebanon and clean water projects across Africa. Haudara plans to break the news to his wife first, and hang on to the artwork for now, turning a simple hunch into a life-changing score while boosting. Vital Brain Research, worldwide. From your city, powered by AI. This is Sydney News Today.