Winner of €1m Picasso 'thought it was a scam', organiser tells BBC

One of the charity draw organisers tells BBC Radio 4's Front Row about calling the painting's new owner. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Two auctioneers stand next to a Picasso painting Two auctioneers stand beside a Picasso painting on stage Winner of €1m Picasso 'thought it was a scam', organiser tells BBC The winner of a Pablo Picasso painting worth €1m (£870,000; $1.2m) thought he was being scammed when he heard the good news, a charity raffle organiser has told the BBC. Péri Cochin told Radio 4's Front Row that she had to show Ari Hodara the artwork he had won on a video call from Christie's auction house in Paris before he believed she was telling the truth. Péri Cochin told Radio 4's Front Row that she had to show Ari Hodara the artwork he had won on a video call from Christie's auction house in Paris before he believed she was telling the truth. The raffle sold more than 120,000 tickets at €100 each to entrants around the world, raising €11m (£10m; $13m) for Alzheimer's research. She says Hodara is still deciding whether he will keep or sell his grand prize. Listen to the full interview on BBC Sounds Ms Pelicot reveals it is "inconceivable" that the man she shared her life with "could have committed these horrors". The installations of sound and light allow visitors to explore deep into space. The limited deployment involves Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands and the UK. The French model and actress has died at the age of 91. The presenters announced in October that the 2025 edition would be their last. 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