diff --git a/weboob/applications/boobathon/boobathon.py b/weboob/applications/boobathon/boobathon.py
index 51d960be..270c035d 100644
--- a/weboob/applications/boobathon/boobathon.py
+++ b/weboob/applications/boobathon/boobathon.py
@@ -462,9 +462,9 @@ class Boobathon(ReplApplication):
 
         for member in self.event.members.itervalues():
             if member.name == name:
-                self.winner = member
+                self.event.winner = member
                 if self.save_event('Close event'):
-                    print 'Event is now closed. Winner is %s!' % self.winner.name
+                    print 'Event is now closed. Winner is %s!' % self.event.winner.name
                 return
 
         print >>sys.stderr, '"%s" not found' % name