A shame, it's just some random ass number now with no real meaning.
I'd have guessed it's part of the "game" to spend points to gain more points.
Or to live frugal to get ahead or to remain on equal footing if you messed up on some challenge.
After all, MC bought something to win the challenge on the ship.
What did it cost? Why the *fuck* does it not matter anymore. That's really grinding my gear right now.
Such a pointless system to introduce to your story if you ain't going to use it properly.
It downgrades the whole show several levels in my opinion and makes the author/director feel like he wouldn't be able to write a story with schemes and intrigue if his life depended on it.
The genre just doesn't work if you forget about shit like that all the time and it feels more like a silly highschool drama instead of a "fucked up experiment" disguised as a school.