He Won $3.4m — Then Went Back To Work As Janitor

He won $3.4M — then went back to work as janitor

Five years ago, Tyrone Curry won $3.4 million in the Washington State Lottery. But today he still goes to his job every day as custodian and track coach at Evergreen High School — even while he’s also giving the school a new $40,000 track.

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