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To be fair, I never really understood why the questions on Popmaster were worth three points each, or six for bonuses. It would have been simpler for them to be worth one or two respectively.

And as an occasional, casual listener, the scoring for Champions League Popmaster always struck me as somewhat Numberwang-esque.

Maybe just so scores sounded better than they were. Even if you just got one question correct, 3 sounds better than 1.
A bit like when a hotel starts its first floor of rooms at 100 - it sounds grander.

Ken did on occasion give 1 or 2 points for a partial answer.

The hotel thing makes sense, it makes finding the room easier.