Fix for tim.Time change to tickets model includes date helper.

internal/helpers/dates.go

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+package helpers
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var drawDateLayouts = []string{
+	time.RFC3339,          // 2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00
+	"2006-01-02",          // 2025-10-29
+	"2006-01-02 15:04",    // 2025-10-29 20:30
+	"2006-01-02 15:04:05", // 2025-10-29 20:30:59
+}
+
+// ParseDrawDate tries multiple layouts and returns UTC.
+func ParseDrawDate(s string) (time.Time, error) {
+	for _, l := range drawDateLayouts {
+		if t, err := time.ParseInLocation(l, s, time.Local); err == nil {
+			return t.UTC(), nil
+		}
+	}
+	return time.Time{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse draw date: %q", s)
+}
+
+// FormatDrawDate normalizes a time to the storage format you use in SQL (date only).
+func FormatDrawDate(t time.Time) string {
+	if t.IsZero() {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return t.UTC().Format("2006-01-02")
+}