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

internal/handlers/lottery/syndicate/syndicate.go

@@ -145,16 +145,24 @@ func SyndicateLogTicketHandler(app *bootstrap.App) http.HandlerFunc {
 
 		case http.MethodPost:
 			gameType := r.FormValue("game_type")
-			drawDate := r.FormValue("draw_date")
+			drawDateStr := r.FormValue("draw_date")
 			method := r.FormValue("purchase_method")
 
-			err := ticketStorage.InsertTicket(app.DB, models.Ticket{
+			dt, err := helpers.ParseDrawDate(drawDateStr)
+			if err != nil {
+				templateHelpers.SetFlash(r, "Invalid draw date")
+				http.Redirect(w, r, fmt.Sprintf("/syndicate/view?id=%d", syndicateId), http.StatusSeeOther)
+				return
+			}
+
+			err = ticketStorage.InsertTicket(app.DB, models.Ticket{
 				UserId:         userID,
 				GameType:       gameType,
-				DrawDate:       drawDate,
+				DrawDate:       dt,
 				PurchaseMethod: method,
 				SyndicateId:    &syndicateId,
 			})
+
 			if err != nil {
 				templateHelpers.SetFlash(r, "Failed to add ticket.")
 			} else {

internal/handlers/lottery/tickets/ticket_handler.go

@@ -74,10 +74,18 @@ func AddTicket(app *bootstrap.App) http.HandlerFunc {
 		}
 
 		game := r.FormValue("game_type")
-		drawDate := r.FormValue("draw_date")
+		drawDateStr := r.FormValue("draw_date")
 		purchaseMethod := r.FormValue("purchase_method")
 		purchaseDate := r.FormValue("purchase_date")
 		purchaseTime := r.FormValue("purchase_time")
+
+		dt, err := helpers.ParseDrawDate(drawDateStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, "Invalid draw date", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		drawDateDB := helpers.FormatDrawDate(dt) // "YYYY-MM-DD"
+
 		if purchaseTime != "" {
 			purchaseDate += "T" + purchaseTime
 		}
@@ -165,7 +173,7 @@ func AddTicket(app *bootstrap.App) http.HandlerFunc {
 					purchase_method, purchase_date, image_path
 				) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
 			`,
-				userID, game, drawDate,
+				userID, game, drawDateDB,
 				b[0], b[1], b[2], b[3], b[4], b[5],
 				bo[0], bo[1],
 				purchaseMethod, purchaseDate, imagePath,
@@ -195,10 +203,18 @@ func SubmitTicket(app *bootstrap.App) http.HandlerFunc {
 		}
 
 		game := r.FormValue("game_type")
-		drawDate := r.FormValue("draw_date")
+		drawDateStr := r.FormValue("draw_date")
 		purchaseMethod := r.FormValue("purchase_method")
 		purchaseDate := r.FormValue("purchase_date")
 		purchaseTime := r.FormValue("purchase_time")
+
+		dt, err := helpers.ParseDrawDate(drawDateStr)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, "Invalid draw date", http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		drawDateDB := helpers.FormatDrawDate(dt)
+
 		if purchaseTime != "" {
 			purchaseDate += "T" + purchaseTime
 		}
@@ -253,7 +269,7 @@ func SubmitTicket(app *bootstrap.App) http.HandlerFunc {
 					purchase_method, purchase_date, image_path
 				) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
 			`,
-				userID, game, drawDate,
+				userID, game, drawDateDB,
 				b[0], b[1], b[2], b[3], b[4], b[5],
 				bo[0], bo[1],
 				purchaseMethod, purchaseDate, imagePath,
@@ -299,6 +315,7 @@ func GetMyTickets(app *bootstrap.App) http.HandlerFunc {
 
 		for rows.Next() {
 			var t models.Ticket
+			var drawDateStr string // ← add
 			var b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, bo1, bo2 sql.NullInt64
 			var matchedMain, matchedBonus sql.NullInt64
 			var prizeTier sql.NullString
@@ -307,7 +324,7 @@ func GetMyTickets(app *bootstrap.App) http.HandlerFunc {
 			var prizeAmount sql.NullFloat64
 
 			if err := rows.Scan(
-				&t.Id, &t.GameType, &t.DrawDate,
+				&t.Id, &t.GameType, &drawDateStr, // ← was &t.DrawDate
 				&b1, &b2, &b3, &b4, &b5, &b6,
 				&bo1, &bo2,
 				&t.PurchaseMethod, &t.PurchaseDate, &t.ImagePath, &t.Duplicate,
@@ -317,6 +334,11 @@ func GetMyTickets(app *bootstrap.App) http.HandlerFunc {
 				continue
 			}
 
+			// Parse into time.Time (UTC)
+			if dt, err := helpers.ParseDrawDate(drawDateStr); err == nil {
+				t.DrawDate = dt
+			}
+
 			// Normalize fields
 			t.Ball1 = int(b1.Int64)
 			t.Ball2 = int(b2.Int64)
@@ -351,7 +373,7 @@ func GetMyTickets(app *bootstrap.App) http.HandlerFunc {
 			t.BonusBalls = helpers.BuildBonusSlice(t)
 
 			// Fetch matching draw info
-			draw := draws.GetDrawResultForTicket(app.DB, t.GameType, t.DrawDate)
+			draw := draws.GetDrawResultForTicket(app.DB, t.GameType, helpers.FormatDrawDate(t.DrawDate))
 			t.MatchedDraw = draw
 
 			tickets = append(tickets, t)

internal/helpers/dates.go

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+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")
+}

internal/services/tickets/ticketmatching.go

@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ func RunTicketMatching(db *sql.DB, triggeredBy string) (models.MatchRunStats, er
 	var pending []models.Ticket
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var t models.Ticket
+		var drawDateStr string
+		if dt, err := helpers.ParseDrawDate(drawDateStr); err == nil {
+			t.DrawDate = dt
+		}
 		var b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, bo1, bo2 sql.NullInt64
 		if err := rows.Scan(
 			&t.Id, &t.GameType, &t.DrawDate,
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ func RunTicketMatching(db *sql.DB, triggeredBy string) (models.MatchRunStats, er
 			BonusBalls: helpers.BuildBonusSlice(t),
 		}
 
-		draw := drawsSvc.GetDrawResultForTicket(db, t.GameType, t.DrawDate)
+		draw := drawsSvc.GetDrawResultForTicket(db, t.GameType, helpers.FormatDrawDate(t.DrawDate))
 		if draw.DrawID == 0 {
 			// No draw yet → skip
 			continue