Ann's claim is correct for all even n greater than or equal to 18.
Denote by An,Bn,Cn,Dn,En and Fn the number of ways for the parcel to end at a person at a distance (in either the clockwise or anticlockwise direction) of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 from Ann, respectively, where Ann is at a distance of 0 from herself and Jim is at a distance of 5 from Ann. Then, we have A0=1,B0=C0=D0=E0=F0=0 and for every n≥0 we get
An+1=2Bn+2Cn(1)
Bn+1=An+Bn+Cn+Dn(2)
Cn+1=An+Bn+Dn+En(3)
Dn+1=Bn+Cn+En+Fn(4)
En+1=Cn+Dn+En+Fn(5)
Fn+1=2Dn+2En(6)
Initial computations yield A1=0,B1=C1=1,D1=E1=F1=0 and A2=4,B2=2,C2=1,D2=2,E2=1,F2=0.
Next assume that n≥2. Subtract (6) from (1) and use (2) to (5) to get
An+1−Fn+1=2(Bn+Cn)−2(Dn+En)=2(An−1+Bn−1+Cn−1+Dn−1)+2(An−1+Bn−1+Dn−1+En−1)−2(Bn−1+Cn−1+En−1+Fn−1)−2(Cn−1+Dn−1+En−1+Fn−1).
Cancelling terms, we obtain
An+1−Fn+1=4(An−1−Fn−1)+2(Dn−1−En−1)+2(Bn−1−Cn−1)=4(An−1−Fn−1)+2(Bn−2−Dn−2)+2(Cn−2−En−2)=4(An−1−Fn−1)+2(Bn−2+Cn−2)−2(Dn−2+En−2)=4(An−1−Fn−1)+An−1−Fn−1=5(An−1−Fn−1).
where we have again used equations (2) to (5). Thus, since A1−F1=0 and A2−F2=4 and An+1−Fn+1=5(An−1−Fn−1) for every n≥2, we have
An−Fn={04⋅5n/2−1if n is oddif n is even.
Thus, for Ann's claim to be correct we need n even and 4⋅5n/2−1≥106, i.e., 5n/2−7≥16. This yields n/2−7≥2 and thus n≥18.