. >> reporter: laurie finkelstein even offered to spot jennifer the cash and she still said no. >> ito her, quote, jen, if you don't play, we're going to win. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: but when the numbers rolled by on saturday night, one of the tickets everyone else pitched in on matched five numbers. >> round it out tonight with the number 31. >> reporter: enough to win the group $1 million. it looked like it was tough luck for jennifer. >> i was upset with myself that already i was new and now this would put me on the outside even further. >> reporter: and if recent history is a guide, wh enyou misoffice politics and a winning ticket, things can get messy. back in february, seven indianapolis hair stylists took their co-worker to court of they said she claimed a $9 million winning ticket for herself. then there's the case of a construction worker from new jersey. a couple years back, he bought the tickets for his workers. but when he stopped showing up for work, they found out they had won a $38 million jackpot. he claimed he bought the winning ticket on his own. the co-work