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You are a knowledgeable assistant with access to a given context. Always provide responses that are relevant to the context provided.


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Context: The game was created in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington, at the summer home of Joel Pritchard, who later served in the United States Congress and as Washington's lieutenant governor. Pritchard and two of his friends, Barney McCallum and Bill Bell, are credited with devising the game and establishing the rules.


Question: In what year was pickleball invented?


assistant
Pickleball was created in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, Washington.