Special thanks to Kim (kimberlyah794) from the Addicts community for helping me out and writing this post!
Ho, ho, ho, Tapperinos!
Here in the Midwestern United States, it appears we are all getting a green Christmas this year, but not in Springfield. In fact, there is so much snow, Homer and the rest of our Springfieldians (if thus they can be called) have gone a little snow-crazy, thanks to a competition with everyone’s favorite neighbor, Ned Flanders.
By now, most, if not all, of you may be finished with the Best Snowman Ever. But for those still working on it, we wanted to provide you with the details of this snowy behemoth.
The Best Snowman Ever
Building/Decoration: Best Snowman Ever
Price: Free
Earns: 32 hats/8hours
Build Time: Instant
Earns: 32 hats / 8 hours
Conform-O-Meter: Vanity +50
Unique: Yes
Size: 5X5
Can Be Placed: Grass/Pavement/Beach/Boardwalk/Pier
What Does It Do?: Once fully upgraded, will earn event currency (hats)
Here are the basics…
How Do I Get The Best Snowman Ever?
The Best Snowman Ever is FREE and unlocks via the Effigy in White questline. Turbo tapping guide is here.
Snowman, Level 1
Personally, I get a kick out of the fact that Homer has apparently rented a snow machine so he can build this fella.
This is a five-part questline, similar to the Can’t Catch Me I’m the Gingerbread Man (Gingerbread Mansion questline). You will send groups of characters (Youngsters, Kooks, etc.) to work at the Best Snowman Ever in order to upgrade it to its final stage. Once it’s complete, similar to the Mansion, it will earn event currency.
How Do I Level Up?
Well it’s pretty simple really. You have two ways to access your Best Snowman Ever. You can tap on the event menu (remember you access that via the Santa Hat Trophy on the bottom right of your screen). The icon looks like this: 
See the second icon? That’s the one you’ll want to tap. Tapping “Go To” under the Snowman will take you to it (similar to the Monorail Event and the recycling centers). You can also simply tap directly on the Best Snowman Ever.
Once you’ve opened the Best Snowman Ever screen, it will tell you what you need to do in order to complete each level.
But we know some of you like planning ahead, so here is a quick rundown of each level.
Level 1
| Task | # of Characters Needed | Time | Payout (Regular/Premium) |
| Build the Best Snowman Ever | 0 | Instant | —- |
| Make Homer Pile Snow | 1 | 1m | $4,1xp |
Level 2
| Task | # of Characters Needed | Time | Payout (Regular/Premium) |
| Make Youngsters Pile Up Snow | 3 | 4hrs | 16/24  |
| Make Dimwits Unpile Snow | 3 | 4hrs | 16/24 |
| Make Gluttons Eat Snow | 6 | 4hrs | 16/25 |
Level 3
| Task | # of Characters Needed | Time | Payout (Regular/Premium) |
| Make Youngsters Pack Snow | 3 | 2hrs | 8/12 |
| Make Seniors Complain About the Cold | 4 | 6hrs | 24/36 |
| Make Pessimists Point out Problems | 4 | 4hrs | 16/24 |
Level 4
| Task | # of Characters Needed | Time | Payout (Regular/Premium) |
| Make Dimwits Put Snow in all the Wrong Places | 5 | 4hrs | 16/24 |
| Make Seniors Move Snow for no Reason Complete the Previous Task | 4 | 4hrs | 16/24 |
| Make Gluttons Make Things Worse | 4 | 4hrs | 16/24 |
Level 5
| Task | # of Characters Needed | Time | Payout (Regular/Premium) |
| Make Entrepreneurs Plan a Work Flow | 3 | 4hrs | 16/24 |
| Make High Rollers Buy Snow Building Materials | 5 | 4hrs | 16/24 |
| Make Kooks Put a Crazy Idea to Work | 4 | 10hrs | 40/60 |
Each character will earn hats when they complete their tasks, so sending all possible characters will earn you the most hats. As always, premium characters (not premium skins) earn at a higher rate. As some of you have noted with Sherri and Terri and the Hot Squishee Stand, right now they are not earning at a higher-than-normal premium rate for event tasks. Not sure why that is, but it’s how EA has set up the event.
Here are the characters that could potentially be sent on tasks:
| Dimwits | Brainiacs | Gluttons |
| Barbarian | Cecil Terwilliger | Barney |
| Barney | Comic Book Guy | Chief Wiggum |
| Chester Dupree | Crazy Cat Lady | Comic Book Guy |
| Chief Wiggum | Database | Homer |
| Cletus | Dr. Hibbert | Mayor Quimby |
| Dr. Nick | Hank Scorpio | Space Mutant |
| Duffman | Lisa | |
| Grampa Simpson | Martin | |
| Homer | Principal Skinner | |
| Lenny | Prof. Frink | |
| Otto | Sideshow Bob | |
| Ralph | Sideshow Mel | |
| Sea Captain | ||
| Wolfcastle |
| Entrepreneurs | Pessimists | High Rollers |
| Akira | Agnes Skinner | Bernice Hibbert |
| Apu | Arnie Pye | Fat Tony |
| Artie Ziff | Chester Lampwick | Hank Scorpio |
| Belle | Comic Book Guy | Kent Brockman |
| Cecil Terwilliger | Dolph | Krusty |
| Comic Book Guy | Grampa Simpson | Martha Quimby |
| Fat Tony | Hugs Bunny | Mayor Quimby |
| Giuseppe | Jasper | Mr. Burns |
| Herman | Moe | Mr. Costington |
| Lugash | Mrs. Krabappel | Roger Meyers Jr. |
| Luigi | Patty | Stacy Lowell |
| Moe | Rev. Lovejoy | The Rich Texan |
| Mr. Burns | Roger Meyers Jr. | Wolfcastle |
| Roger Meyers Jr. | Selma | |
| The Rich Texan | Willie | |
| Tribal Chief |
| Youngsters | Kooks | Seniors |
| Bart | Apu | Abraham Lincoln |
| Database | Brandine | Agnes Skinner |
| Dolph | Bumblebee Man | Chalmers |
| Gino Underdunk Terwilliger | Cecil Terwilliger | Chester Lampwick |
| Greta Wolfcastle | Chester Lampwick | Giuseppe |
| Hugo | Cletus | Grampa Simpson |
| Janey | Crazy Cat Lady | Hans Moleman |
| Jessica Lovejoy | Disco Stu | Hans Moleman |
| Jimbo | Frink | Jasper |
| Lisa | Gino Underdunk Terwilliger | Judge Snyder |
| Martin | Hans Moleman | Kent Brockman |
| Michael D’Amico | Herman | Mr. Burns |
| Milhouse | Hugs Bunny | Mrs. Bouvier |
| Nelson | Kang | Ned Flanders |
| Ralph | Kodos | Stacy Lowell |
| Rod | Krusty | Suzanne The Witch |
| Sherri and Terri | Lurleen | Tom O’Flanagan |
| Squeaky Voice Teen | Otto | |
| Todd | Ralph | |
| Uter | Rod | |
| Sea Captain | ||
| Shary Bobbins | ||
| Sideshow Bob | ||
| The Yes Guy | ||
| Todd | ||
| Willie |
Keep in mind that not all characters from each group will be permitted to do the tasks. EA has set it up so only a limited number characters from each category can go.
Once you’ve completed all of the levels, you will have earned a total of 5850 hats. In addition, you will be awarded a total of 500 hats for completing the questline. The fully upgraded Snowman will earn 32 hats every 8 hours. We don’t yet know if it will earn money after the event is over. We’ll find out when it happens.
Once the Snowman is fully upgraded, you will also be able to select your favorite façade.
Is the Grind Worth It?
YES! You will receive 5850 hats just for upgrading and that figure doesn’t even include how much you will earn for sending characters on their tasks at the Snowman.
Strategies to Maximize the Hat Payout
If you want to maximize the hat payout you get from the characters completing the levels, you can stagger how you send them out, allowing you to send some of them more than one time. For example, the task “Make Pessimists Point our Problems” requires four characters to complete, but allows you to send seven characters. If you send three characters, instead of the available seven, then when the initial three are done, you can send all seven to complete the task. This would allow you to complete the task total of ten times instead of only seven (assuming you have all of the characters in your game). AND, if you send the premium character(s) on tasks twice, you will earn even more hats.
This strategy is certainly not right for everyone because it will take you longer to complete each level, particularly the long tasks that are 6, 8, or 10 hours, effectively doubling the length of each task. But if you are able to be in your game frequently or don’t have all of the characters, this might be a good strategy. Of course, if you are in your game frequently, you may not need to utilize this strategy because you may have no problem earning hats. Remember, you’ll earn bonuts if you finish all the prizes before Act 1 ends…
And that my friends concludes the details on the Best Snowman Ever!
What are your thoughts on the Best Snowman Ever? Do you have a favorite façade? What do you think about it? Sound off in the comments below, you know we love hearing from you!
Special thanks again to Kim (kimberlyah794) for helping me out and writing this post!