Dating Game Confession

Apparently, as my mom admitted tonight, when she was single and living in LA, she and her friends auditioned to be on "The Dating Game."
They were each interviewed separately and asked to answer sample questions from the show.
None of them were chosen. (I'm pretty sure their responses weren't quite saucy enough.)
"I've known your mother for almost 39 years and this is the first time I've ever heard this story," my dad said in disbelief.
Personally, I like the idea of sharing more than half my life with someone and still having something new to learn.