Some game shows make you take a test to qualify. To get on
You Sexy Babe You,
you have to first get tickets to the taping of the show. Then, they randomly select contestants from the people who get in and who put their names on the list.
I've watched
YSBY
for years and dreamed of being on it. I've been lucky enough to score tickets three times but haven't been selected to play. My luck just changed. I'm now standing here on the stage, facing the audience with two other contestants. Brenda is a petite woman in her late-30s and Jim is a tall, good-looking guy who is probably 25. We're on separate risers and each of us has a tablet type computer. Instead of a podium or desk, the tablets are attached to a metal stand so anyone getting undressed is going to be totally exposed.
Most trivia-based shows ask you questions covering a range of topics. Here, all of the questions are related to sex which gives the whole show a risquΓ© feeling. If you answer the question correctly, you get a point. But, what really makes it stand out from other shows is that if you answer wrong, you have to take off a piece of clothing. By the end of the show, at least one of the contestants is standing there naked and the other two are at least partly nude. The people who try to get on the show think they know something about sex but they're also gamblers and a bit of exhibitionist too. I'm all of those.
We're each wearing five pieces of clothing, counting our shoes as one. We were all provided with moccasin type slippers that could easily be kicked off. The two women have bras under our tops (yeah, they asked) and the guy is wearing socks which will also count as a single piece of clothing.
The floor director tells us to get ready and the stage lights come on. The familiar theme music plays and, as the audience applauds, I recognize the voice of the announcer as he introduced the show and Andy Underhill, the host. Andy walks onto the set, welcomes the audience, introduces the three of us, and summarizes the rules as if anyone watching doesn't know them.
Then, the game begins. They play a sound effect and Andy asks the first question. "What sexual position is called the beast with two backs?" I lean to my tablet, pick up the stylus and answer "missionary position." If they're all this easy, I'm good. The musical clip ends and our answers are shown to us and to the audience. They had started us with an easy one and all three of us got it right.