WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Lake Worth man's bank account just got a whole lot bigger.
Florida Lottery officials announced Thursday that Tranquilino Mendez Alvarez, 33, claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacular scratch-off game.
Mendez Alvarez chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.
Officials said he purchased…