Not only did Tipton wear a hoodie and sunglasses, but he drove a rented vehicle and had told people he was in Texas at the time of the purchase. The Texas suspect also worked in security for the multi-state lottery, and the two had extensive phone communication.
What I don’t get is why go to that trouble without having a better plan to collect the money? They had to know the rules.
Obviously he thought he was smart enough to pull it off. Operative word of course is thought, something he apparently actually lacked, the ability to think.