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Read more →A 2026 Texas public bracket vote run by KNDE-FM and hosted on Second Street.
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KNDE-FM Snacketology is a public vote run by KNDE-FM, the station the listing names as the organizer. The 2026 contest is hosted on the Second Street platform, which serves it at the Snacketology address shown above.
A searcher who types the station call letters and the word Snacketology is most likely looking for this 2026 bracket, and the page answers that search directly. Everything it states comes from the platform listing and the organizer name, with no outside source added.
The platform lists the promotion as a voting bracket, a format it names apart from a plain poll. The format is the most distinctive thing about the contest, and it is the reason this page describes the entry flow as a bracket rather than as a single favorite.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Organizer | KNDE-FM |
| Host platform | Second Street |
| Bracket address | candy95.secondstreetapp.com/Snacketology-2026 |
| State | Texas |
| Platform format | Voting bracket |
| Judging | Public vote |
| Confirmed edition | 2026 |
The platform dates the 2026 bracket from March 16 to April 10, 2026. The promotion now reads as closed, so the spring window has ended and the bracket is a finished contest for anyone searching it today. A reader who arrives after April 10, 2026 should treat the page as a description of a closed bracket and use it to understand the format, not as a live ballot.
Only the 2026 edition appears in the listing. The listing names no earlier bracket and no later bracket, so a future Snacketology contest is not something a supporter can plan around yet. Anyone who finds a different year of this contest should check the platform directly, because the listing does not connect a second year to this bracket. The listing does not say whether a 2027 bracket will follow; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.
| Stage | Window | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Snacketology bracket | March 16 to April 10, 2026 | Listed as closed on the platform |
| Confirmed edition | 2026 only | No earlier bracket appears in the listing |
| Next bracket | Not published | No later window is shown |
A supporter opens the Snacketology address, works through the bracket, and selects the entries they support. The listing describes a public vote for the judging step and names no panel, editorial pick or scoring formula.
The listing does not show how many entries the bracket holds, and it sets no per-voter limit that a reader can see from the summary. A supporter should read the live bracket before making a second set of picks, since the platform's own page is where any limit would be printed. Before picking, a supporter can also check the entry names, confirm the bracket address matches the address above, and note the closing date, because those items are the ones the listing states most clearly.
| Rule | What the listing shows |
|---|---|
| Judging method | Public vote |
| Bracket format | Voting bracket on Second Street |
| Entry count | Not shown |
| Per-voter limit | Not shown |
| Eligibility | Not shown |
The neighbors in this group are mostly readers polls and best-of listings. The closest comparison is Best of Dallas Readers' Choice, which is a readers choice format rather than a bracket, so the voting experience differs even though both sit in the best-of vertical.
A reader comparing Texas ballots should look at Best of El Paso and Best of Fort Worth as separate contests, because the listing gives each ballot its own organizer and dates and shows no results across the group. Keeping each contest's dates separate is the simplest way to avoid mixing a closed window with a live bracket.
| Ballot | Publisher named in title | Vertical in listing |
|---|---|---|
| KNDE-FM Snacketology | KNDE-FM | Best-of, bracket |
| Best of Austin Readers Poll | Not named in title | Best-of |
| Best of Dallas Readers' Choice | Not named in title | Best-of |
| Best of El Paso | Not named in title | Best-of |
| Best of Houston | Not named in title | Best-of |
| Best of San Antonio | Not named in title | Best-of |
| Fort Worth Magazine Best of Fort Worth | Fort Worth Magazine | Best-of |
A listener can share the Snacketology address with people who already follow the station and say plainly which entry they back. The bracket is a Second Street page, so the listing gives a supporter nothing beyond the address and the dates to pass along.
Because the window is closed, the practical work now is to watch for a later KNDE-FM promotion on Second Street. The general guide to getting more votes online lists outreach habits that suit most public ballots, and none of them depends on a rule this listing does not state. Outreach that stays accurate about the dates and the platform is the kind a station audience will trust, and it does not promise any particular placement in the bracket.
Go to candy95.secondstreetapp.com/Snacketology-2026 in a browser. The 2026 bracket is hosted at that address on Second Street.
The platform lists the bracket as closed, with a window of March 16 to April 10, 2026, so any new round of voting needs a later promotion.
Work through the bracket and select the entry you support. The judging method is a public vote, and the listing names no panel stage.
Use the submit control Second Street provides on the bracket, then save the address so you can check for any later KNDE-FM contest.
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