Checking References

So some former coworkers told me they were contacted by last week's 14 interview company.  That's usually a good sign.  This is the first time that they've been contacted so this is definitely the farthest I've gotten in any job.  I'm still worried that I'm only going to be offered the stepping stone job or possibly I may not be offered anything at all, but still, this is a good thing.

One interesting question they were both asked was about how much time I'm at work.  They both said that I was there when they arrived and when they left.  The second reference was asked if he had been coached by the first.  I don't know if that was asked seriously or jokingly, but still kind of funny.  I've never interviewed a reference before, but I think this is a good question to ask.  So I guess if possible, one could coach references to give the response that they work or if the question isn't asked, sometimes you get a chance to say anything additional about a candidate and maybe they could mention that there.