Some people have a lot and some people don't.. Some people start with it, but lose it. Some will say they were close but missed it by a

I'm not number one and I'm not number three, sit on a throne and below I will be. What am I?

Like skin for a tree, a mailman may fear me.

I can break the sound barrier, not to brag. If you want to try, just grab a wet rag.

I am a house of a million halls, each sworn to one obsession. Gatekeepers wield no gavels, only arrows of judgement. Your worth is measured oddly, rising, falling, always changing. Some days bring cake for birthdays none can see yet all can share.